The Orion Orchestra is the most exciting young orchestra made up of some of the world’s finest musicians embarking on their musical careers. Come and witness the fantastic sound and energy that they produce with their new Music Director Nicholas Daniel. Duration: approx. 2 hours (incl. 20-minute interval) PROGRAMME Richard Strauss Serenade for 13 wind instruments […]
100 years after it was published, award-winning actor Benedict Cumberbatch breathes new life into one of the greatest works of modernist literature, T. S. Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land.’ In 1978, Anthony Burgess, best known for writing ‘A Clockwork Orange’, set the poem to music. Bringing this score alive in an extraordinary performance, Britten Sinfonia is […]
Leicester Symphony Orchestra is 100 this year. To celebrate our centenary, we are performing a wide range of music written during the past 100 years in Leicester’s fantastic De Montfort Hall. We are delighted to be able to link our celebrations with the celebration of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams and welcome one of […]
Mozart's grand piece for large wind ensemble and Mark Simpson's dramatic Geysir, inspired by Icelandic volcanic eruptions. The concert starts with a bubbling, gushing eruption in a piece inspired by volcanic geysers in Iceland, written by the brilliant clarinettist and composer Mark Simpson. It is followed by Mozart's Gran Partita, a substantial 8 movement piece […]
An event bringing together generations of Britten Pears Young Artists to share the concert hall stage. Current Britten Pears Young Artists and illustrious previous participants come together to perform a programme of vocal and chamber music. Performers: Elinor Rolfe Johnson, Rebecca Evans, Charmian Bedford, Si?n Dicker sopranos Adèle Charvet, Claire Barnett-Jones, Maria Hegele, Jennifer Johnston […]
The Orion Symphony Orchestra with conductor Nicholas Daniel performs Beethoven’s 5th Symphony VIP Ticket £25 (includes reserved seating) Adult Ticket £15 Under 18 £5
Programme Ligeti: Six Bagatelles Orsino Ensemble Schubert: String Quintet in C major D.956 Pavel Haas Quartet & Johannes Moser
Programme Poulenc: Oboe Sonata Nicholas Daniel & Julius Drake Francaix: Quintet No.2 Orsino Ensemble Poulenc Sextet for Piano and Winds Op.100 Orsino Ensemble & Alasdair Beatson
Programme Kalevi Aho: Wind Quintet No.1 Orsino Ensemble Thuille: Sextet for Piano and Woodwind Quintet Op.6 Orsino Ensemble & Alasdair Beatson
Prom 37: Haydn, Vaughan Williams, Kaija Saariaho and Beethoven From sunrise to high noon: this matinee concert from the Tyneside-based Royal Northern Sinfonia under its Principal Conductor Dinis Sousa begins with the sun rising over Haydn’s joyous early symphony. It ends with Beethoven cutting loose in sheer, unbuckled glee, in the rollercoaster finale of his […]
Presteigne Festival Orchestra Nicholas Daniel, oboe George Vass, conductor Silver Falls Dani Howard Silver Falls Ralph Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto in A minor Igor Stravinsky Concerto in D Gabriel Jackson Doonies Hill Antiphon John Ireland Concertino Pastorale
Nicholas Daniel, oboe Huw Watkins, piano Night Windows Richard Rodney Bennett Four Country Dances Thea Musgrave Night Windows Huw Watkins Folksongs David Matthews Sonata for oboe and piano, Op 153 Welsh premiere | première Cymreig